There is only one Status Quo

Good post, there's no need for personal insults for someone having an opinion...

Maybe young fella, perhaps not..true thing that there have been somekinda angst writings since ff gigs were played. good post steve anyway, some lads here have been fans from 70's, 80's, ..theres 90'!! my personal quo gigs were times with Pete Kircher

Just look at this as an example of a big name leaving a band.The first picture is the original classic line up



and here's the latest incarnation without 4 of the original members

Ok, So I was fishing and caught a couple.

I have posted previously under different ID’s although I prefer to read what’s going on rather post every 5 minutes. I did post regularly on the official board until it closed. In addition, I did have a job for 40 years, before I retired.

I first got into quo in 74 and was at every concert at the Glasgow Apollo between 1975 and 1984. Those were great days. In my opinion, between 1970 and 1983 there were few classic albums, but there were some good albums with classic tracks. The reason Quo survived is that they were outstanding live. Since 84, I have seen them about 8 times and they have always been outstanding. Quo V2 recorded a number good albums and some not so good.

I last saw them at the ‘Just Doin’ it’ tour and decided that was my Last. (end on a high)

I have bought every album up to Aquostic (Aquostic 2 is a step too far)

I was at all 4 Frantic Four gigs in Glasgow. The first tour was amazing and I had hoped they would record an Album. The second tour was good but not great and I would have preferred if they changed the set to include some of the late 70’s repertoire and perhaps some tracks from MKGS and DOTH. A third tour with a similar set would have gone a long way to destroy the original bands legacy. The quo business model was to do around 100 gigs a year to keep things ticking over. There was no way that Alan could return to that sort of schedule.

So I had hoped that they would have had an exit strategy. FF tour, Album, Unplugged, Final tour, which I would have gone to, and then retired the name.

There are obviously many who are happy to support the current version of Quo, even without Rick. I wish Quo (electric and acoustic) all the best and may even go to see them at some stage. (Clips I have seen on You Tube suggest they are still credible live, although Rick is sorely missed)

PLG – Would be interesting if they can obtain a backer, which I think will be difficult. I also think that touring will be a challenge for Alan and possibly Rick.

Finally, there was some minor criticism of the band prior to the Frantic Four gigs and then it just went crazy, which is why they closed the message board.

I also think that it is remarkable that Status Quo (in various formats) has been around for more that 50 years.

Is a stuffed moose still a moose?